From my perspective, he is innocent until proven guilty. Unless I am told differently, he will be considered for Queensland.

Queensland coach Mal Meninga

Record-breaking Queensland coach Mal Meninga and Maroons selectors say while they do not condone violence against women, Te'o is innocent until proven otherwise.

Meninga said Te'o would not be excluded from Maroons selection until the NRL's investigation was finalised.

"From my perspective, he is innocent until proven guilty," Meninga said after the Channel Nine report was shown.

"I don't know the specifics of it.

"There will be an investigation into this by the Rabbitohs and the game and we'll make some judgments based on those findings, not on circumstantial evidence.

"Unless I am told differently, he will be considered for Queensland."

It is believed Te'o, who was part of last year's seventh straight series win over New South Wales, had already been pencilled in on the Maroons bench alongside the player who pushed him out of the Broncos, Matt Gillett, strongly tipped to be in Meninga's squad again.

Queensland's 17-man squad will be named at a special dinner in front of hundreds of guests at Lang Park on Monday night.

Selectors will get to see seven more games this weekend to finalise their team.

But they will not see Te'o or fellow South Sydney back-rower Chris McQueen play, because the Rabbitohs' game against Cronulla does not kick off until 7.00pm on Monday, by which time the Queensland team would have been named.

Gold Coast forward Dave Taylor will get a last minute chance to grab an Origin bench jumper after the NRL judiciary cleared him to play against Parramatta on Sunday by downgrading his high tackle charge on Wednesday night.

However Taylor's on- and off-field behaviour this season, which includes being stood down for breaking club rules, has put him back in the pecking order with Maroons selectors.